A very belated entry

I have fallen so behind on this blog I have decided to do a {very} quick re-cap of what I’ve done these past few weeks, and you can look to my pictures for more.

I’ve gone to Barcelona, Assisi, Cortona, Rome, and Spoleto. All were wonderful, with the exception of Cortona, which frankly, I found quite boring. Anywho, that’s what I’ve seen and done. I was able to see Saint Peter’s and the Sistine Chapel, which to describe here would just be an insult to how amazing they truly are. I’ve realized a lot of things here are indescribable. I’ve recognized a lot of things can’t be shown through pictures and you really just have to ‘be there’, ya know?

This weekend I’ll be going to Venice with Ashley, John, and Lupi. We’ll be meeting Jaime and Jenna there too! We’re going for ‘Carnivale’, which I know absolutely nothing about, but it’s supposed to be something like the Mardi Gras of Italy. We’re staying in a guest house a bed and breakfast. It should be interesting and very, very ridiculous.

School is going well. Jenna and I had to teach a class on the Old and New Italian Constitutions. It went just fine, but we both realized how difficult it is to be a teacher. Our professor, Peter Fischer, is a German guy who gets so excited about what he’s teaching it’s contagious. We talked to him after class about how hard it must be to stand up there everyday and see people zoning out and not even caring what comes out of your mouth. His answer was actually heartbreaking. He told us “It kills me every single time”. Needless to say, Jenna and I have become even more enthusiastic participants. It’s not hard though, it’s all about the politics of Italy, which are both fascinating and extremely confusing.

Other exciting news, Mischa and Nora are here in one week and two days!!!!!!!! It’s weird. I’m not homesick at all (sorry Mom and Dad), but I am homesick for people. I want to see Mom and Dad and even Bailey (though I don’t know why J ). I want to see all of my Boston friends and Matt. I love it here and love being here, but the people are a little hard to deal with. I don’t know what it is. Our school is maybe a hundred or American students. That’s it. All people do is talk and gossip. It gets a little tiring after awhile, especially since I really don’t care to hear much of it.
Perugia itself is amazing. It’s kind of the perfect blend of everything. I’m used to living in a city and didn’t want that coming here. It’s small and manageable, but still big enough that there is a lot to do at night. When I come home from trips, Perugia is actually starting to feel like home. It’s going to be so weird to leave here and realize I won’t be coming back!!!